At 09:52 AM 7/28/2005, you wrote: >Hi List >This a very generic question but here goes. What is the easiest way to >find marriage dates in Ramsey? Does the MHS have any marriage records? I >have ranges from 1860 to present I know Ancestry does not have much any >other ideas would be welcom Mark Both the records and index to the early records (up to the 1910s, I think) was microfilmed -- available through your closest Family History Library. Though the first marriages recorded took place in 1850, note that MN did not require any vital records until 1870 -- so there may be gaps in the governmental records before that, and you may have to turn to church records. At this point, MHS does not have these records, though there is talk about acquiring them. We have also published some in the MN Genealogical Journal, #1-7 and 9-11. MGJ:1-6 are indexed completely and available for sale in three volumes, the others are not. Mary Mary Bakeman [email protected] Park Genealogical Books http://www.parkbooks.com

Hi List This a very generic question but here goes. What is the easiest way to find marriage dates in Ramsey? Does the MHS have any marriage records? I have ranges from 1860 to present I know Ancestry does not have much any other ideas would be welcom Mark _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

This person is not a subscriber -- if anyone can help, please respond directly to him/her. Thanks! Mary Lismom >To: [email protected] >Old-Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 08:12:52 +0000 >X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list > >I am looking for information on brothers Martin and William Gladstone >McDonald. I know that William died in Ramsey County but don't know about >Martin. Martin was born Aug. 27, 1988 and William on Aug. 22, 1890 and he >died June 19, 1923. > Their parents were Mary(Abbott) McDonald and Jay(James) McDonald. > > Thank you for any help with this. Please send to [email protected]

I am looking for a Hannah Svebakken Knutson who came in 1872 when 17 with her parents from Norway. In her father's obit in 1909 she is Hannah Knutson of MN. In Ramsey Co there is a Hannah who died 12/21/1915. Is there someone who could do an obit lookup and see if this is the right one. Thanks. AdaMarie

At 7/16/2005 07:43 PM -0600, Bill Forshay wrote: I need help with this obit. >Forshay, Steven William 'Will' b. 1966 d. April 8, 2003 ------- Forshay, Steven William - Loving Son & Brother Age 37 Son of Steven Rumery & Judith West Forshay of North Oaks, MN, died in a plane accident while flying with 2 other pilots for Grand Aire, Inc. in Toledo, Ohio, on April 8, 2003. Will was born in Germany August 21, 1965, while his father was overseas with the US military, and subsequently grew up in Tennessee, California, and Minnesota. Will attended the University of Minnesota. Will survived being diagnosed with leukemia while a young man, and went on to become an accomplished commercial airline pilot and professional skydiver, becoming one of a small group to earn the 'BASE' jumping designation. Will was married to Cathy Crawford for 10 years. Will was a loving and loyal son, brother, uncle, cousin and a cherished friend to many. Will embraced the difficulties of life with humor, craved opportunities to learn, approached life with humility and gratitude, and savored every experience with true appreciation. Will's incredible spirit will live on in all who loved him. We will be celebrating his life Saturday, April 12, 2PM at CENTENNIEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH in Roseville, MN. For those who wish to honor his memory through a donation, St. Jude's Hospital and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society are organizations that had special meaning for Will. Published in the Pioneer Press on 4/11/2003.

Hi List: I found this obit on the findagrave web site. I am trying to find out if he is a relative or not. Can anyone tell me who his parents are or anything else about him? Forshay, Steven William 'Will' b. 1966 d. April 8, 2003 Entertainer/Professional Skydiver. He attended Iowa State University and later wanted to join the United States Air Force but he developed leukemia. He later attended the University of Minnesota where after he proclaimed himself cured of leukemia, he began taking private flying lessons. Forshay later joined the parachute act, the 'Flying Elvises' a group of 10 people who dressed up in Elvis Presley clothes and jumped out of airplanes. They were also featured in the 1992 film, "Honeymoon In...[Read More] (Bio by: KP) Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Please contact me at [email protected] -- _______________________________________________ NEW! Lycos Dating Search. The only place to search multiple dating sites at once. http://datingsearch.lycos.com

Looking for any info on Frederick Ormsby married a Florence ? on ?had 2 known children George F and Marjorie M Ormsby Also looking for info on his sister Clara Ormsby b 1892 I believe shemarried a Jacobsen but have no concrete evidence to prove this I also believe that she had a son Melvin F born in 1911 any help in piecing this family together would be appreciated thanks Mark _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/

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>From: Betty Woollums <[email protected]> >Subject: Ramsey County Query > >6/23/2005 - Betty Woollums – ><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > >I was wondering if there is anyone who does obituary lookups in Ramsey >County MN. >My Aunt Hazel I. Morris b. Jan. 21, 1904 and died February 1, 1991 in >Ramsey County MN. >I would like to get her obituary. >I believe her husband >Tom Morris died June 26, 1988 in St Paul MN. >I would also like his obituary >If someone could put me in touch with someone I would be happy to pay a >fee to get these if need be. > Can anyone help Betty? She's from Smithfield, Missouri, and can't get to the History Center herself. Mary Mary Bakeman [email protected] Ramsey MnGenWeb Coordintor http://www.parkbooks.com/MnGenWeb/ Park Genealogical Books http://www.parkbooks.com/

>From: [email protected] >Subject: Ramsey County Query > >June 23, 2005, Beverly Wells, <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > >I am looking for a relative that lived in Ramsey, I believe he died in >1986. His name was Engnar Peterson. He was born in Lowell, Massachusettes >and his parents were Oscar and Hannah Peterson. This is all the >information I have on him. I would like to find out if this was indeed our >relative and any other information would be a plus. Thanks so much..B Wells Can any one help Bev? She's from Methuen, MA and can't make it to the History Center. Be sure to use her e-mail in response, as I don't know if she's on our list. Mary Mary Bakeman [email protected] Ramsey MnGenWeb Coordintor http://www.parkbooks.com/MnGenWeb/ Park Genealogical Books http://www.parkbooks.com/

I am searching for any descendants of my grandfather's brothers. My grandfather was Frank Xavier Schneider, born 1861 in Baden. He immigrated to the US 1879-1881 with two brothers named Andrew and Louis. He settled in St. Paul, MN and married Mary Florian in 1889. Frank and his brothers had a financial dispute and severed relations. Andrew and Louis were said to have left the area. If anyone on the list has an Andrew or Louis Schneider from Baden in their family tree and think there could be a connection, I would appreciate hearing from you. My email is [email protected] I am trying to establish a birthplace in Baden. Thank you. Kathy

Any one have connections to this family? Randy is really looking for information from Germany, not Ramsey County, MN, which is the purpose of this list -- but on the off chance that there is someone with connections to this family, I thought I'd put it out to the list. Be sure that you reply to Randy -- I'm not sure he's part of our list. Mary List mom >From: "Randy Schornstein" <[email protected]> >Subject: SCHORNSTEIN Wilhelm (William) / Schornstein Wilhelmine St Paul >MN 1885 >Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 08:57:57 -0700 > >Wilhelm Schornstein (at some point he changed his name to William) >Wife: Wilhelmine Schornstein > >Arrived in New York from Stettin, Germany on 15 Sept, 1873. At that time >Wilhelm was age 25 and Wilhelmine was age 27. > >They settled in St Paul. Wilhelm owned the Schornstein Grocery and >Saloon, 707 Wilson, St. Paul. MN. Built in 1885. He also purchased >several pieces of property in the St. Paul area. > >Wilhelm and Wilhelmine are my great grandparents. I am looking for any >information about their life in Germany. I have found nothing prior to >their arrival in New York. > >Randy Schornstein >[email protected] > > >

Can anyone do a lookup for Jo? The information Jo seeks is often found on a death certificate -- available at the MN Historical Society library, or on microfilm through your local public library on Interlibrary Loan from the Minnesota Historical Society. The St Paul newspapers have long charged for death notices/obituaries, unless the person is newsworthy (business owner, prominent in some way, dies in an accident, etc.). Many can be obtained through your local public library on Interlibrary Loan from the Minnesota Historical Society. Mary - list mom >Reply-To: <[email protected]> >From: "jo tambornino chayer" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Ramsey County Obituary >Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 22:15:40 -0500 > >Edward Wm Mullen >Died 1-09-1938 >Ramsey County Minnesota >Looking for obituary…birth date and burial info > >Francis E Mullen >Born 7-16- 1907 >Died 11-13-1973 >Ramsey County >Looking for obituary…and burial info > >Thanks > >Jo Tambornino Chayer >[email protected] > > > >

The information Bob needs is usually found on a death certificate. Anyone willing to look it up for him? Mary - List mom >Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 20:44:29 -0500 >From: Bob Wood <[email protected]> >Subject: Ramsey County Query > >28/may/2005 Robert S. Wood [email protected] > >Need help locating the grave site of famous photographer F. Jay Haynes who >died in Ramsey County in 1921. > >Thank you. >

> >Suggestions re research: >1. If you live near St. Paul, and think that she or her relatives in MN >were not full citizens in (1918, I believe), the Alien Registration >questionaires asked for wonderful info: when and where born, when & where >you came to the U.S. (port, ship, etc.), if you had any relatives serving >in enemy armies (e.g., German), etc. > >My folks were all citizens long before then so it doesn't help me. > >2. A search of old city directories should give addresses and occupations >for any people in a household who were working, and the front of the >directories listed churches that existed that year, etc. An address plus >the church list might pin down the church in question. >Note: I believe these are all on ancestry.com. In the Minneapolis-St. Paul >metro area the libraries subscribe to Ancestry Library, so it can be >searched for free--but only (currently) in the libraries. > >3. Censuses can also be searched in certain libraries, or online in >ancestry.com. > >4. rootsweb.com--the "free" organization that aligned itself with >ancestry.com to survive economically--has lots of info, message boards that >can be consulted, etc. > >5. www.mnhs.org is the MN historical soc. address. Included in it is the >Death Index for MN death records from 1908 to about 1997 (with some earlier >records), and they have a birth index, too. > >Actual death certs can be copied from microfilm at the MN History >Center/Hist. Soc. library, and ordered through the library for a fee. > >6. Any church moved or destroyed to make way for a freeway would have been >covered in the St. Paul newspaper, which might have mentioned where the old >records were moved, etc. > >These are some avenues to try. >Good luck! > >Kate Shields > >On 27 May 2005, Mary Bakeman wrote: > > Can anyone help Linda? Please respond directly to her and to the list, as >I > > don't know if she's on the list or not. Ideas on places to look are >always > > helpful for the list! > > > > Mary > > List Mom > > > > >From: "Linda Kanthack" <[email protected]> > > >Subject: Ramsey County Query > > >Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 17:23:58 -0500 > > > > > >Hello, > > > > > >My great grandmother, Sophie Kanthack, was a life-long resident of St. > > >Paul. I have a news article noting her passing (which I believe was >1938) > > >in which they call her a "St. Paul Pioneer." I believe she married a > > >pastor and may have worked with him to establish one of the very >earliest > > >churches in St. Paul. I vaguely recall that it may have been a small > > >stone church surrounded by a stone wall. I'm fairly sure it was torn >down > > >for a freeway project many many years ago. She was my dad's grandma >and > > >all I remember him saying was that she arrived in America on a steamship > > > >with her uncle when she was 16, and that she was from Germany > > >(Bavaria?). And that she was already here in America when "the kaiser" > > > >was still in power in Germany(WWI?). > > > > > >Is there anything you can tell me about my great grandmother? Can you at > > > >least tell me where to start looking? My father's gone now (he died in > > >1986) and I am trying to piece together the details of his (and our) > > history. > > > > > >Thank you for your time. > > >Linda Kanthack > > >(daughter of Edward J Kanthack, granddaughter of Goldie Kanthack -nee > > >O'Donahue -unsure of the spelling, and great granddaughter of Sophie. I > > > >have no idea what my great grandfather's name was.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > >

Can anyone help Helen? Please respond directly to her, as I do not know if she is on the mailing list. Mary - List Mom >From: "Helen Eagle" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Sandberg/Daily >Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 10:08:35 -0400 > >I'm looking for information on Alfred Emanuel Sandberg. He attended a Law >School in St.Paul @ 1885. He lived with relatives and may have been in >the States anytime after 1876. His Brother John Harmon Sandberg, akd >Harmon John Daily, may also have been in the St. Paul area. Alfred born 22 >Jan 1866 and Harmon 1968. They were from Kristianstad, Sweden. Could >someone check the 1880 census and / or college records?? > >Other family names: Jonsson, Olson, Andersson,Nilsson,LarssonAppelqvist

I found Sophia Kanthack in the 1900 Federal Census for St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN ED 113 Sophia is listed as head of house hold born on July 23, 1856 age at census 43. She is listed as married for 18 years. Born in Germany along with both parents. She came to the USA in 1875. No husband is listed with her in the household. she is a mother of 4 children all of whom are living. They are residing with her in this census. They are: Wafie(hard to read) born Dec 6, 1885 age 14 born in Mn both parents born in Germany Herman born Aug 8, 1887 born in MN both parents born in Germany Eddie born Sept 6, 1890 born in MN both parents born in Germany Louis born May 6, 1892 in MN both parents born in Germany I was unable to locate Sophie in the 1910 census...perhaps the last name was spelt wrong. 1920 Federal Census for St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN ED 69 sheet 4b Sophie Kanthack age 65 widow born in Germany living with her son Louis age 26 single born in MN works as a clerk. Hope this may give you a few good leads. Paula

Hello this site has birth and death indexes for Minnesota and there are 5 births and many deaths for the name of Kanthack, including Sophie. http://people.mnhs.org/bci/ I would think her death registration information might list maiden name, place of birth, etc. Do you know what religion she was - there are church records that may help you if you knew what religion. Does the write up mention what church she was buried out of? You could track down the church records. Your father (Edward Kamthack) shows up on the Minnesota death index as being born in 1914. How old was Sofie when she died? On the 1900 census if you can find her there would be a lot of information available that might help you. I don't have access to that though. from this 1880 census is the following family http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp William KANTHAK Self M Male W 55 RUSSIA Laborer RUSSIA RUSSIA Mary F. KANTHAK Wife M Female W 47 RUSSIA Keeping House RUSSIA RUSSIA Albert KANTHAK Son S Male W 17 MN Candy Maker RUSSIA RUSSIA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota Family History Library Film 1254631 NA Film Number T9-0631 Page Number 401B If you search on this site you will find mentions of the name (spelled both Kanthack and Kanthak) http://www.odessa3.org/search.html If you search here there are about 4 pages of different Kanthack's that may help you. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ Maybe someon can track her down on the US censuses and fill in some of the blanks. Good luck Thelma

Can anyone help Linda? Please respond directly to her and to the list, as I don't know if she's on the list or not. Ideas on places to look are always helpful for the list! Mary List Mom >From: "Linda Kanthack" <[email protected]> >Subject: Ramsey County Query >Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 17:23:58 -0500 > >Hello, > >My great grandmother, Sophie Kanthack, was a life-long resident of St. >Paul. I have a news article noting her passing (which I believe was 1938) >in which they call her a "St. Paul Pioneer." I believe she married a >pastor and may have worked with him to establish one of the very earliest >churches in St. Paul. I vaguely recall that it may have been a small >stone church surrounded by a stone wall. I'm fairly sure it was torn down >for a freeway project many many years ago. She was my dad's grandma and >all I remember him saying was that she arrived in America on a steamship >with her uncle when she was 16, and that she was from Germany >(Bavaria?). And that she was already here in America when "the kaiser" >was still in power in Germany(WWI?). > >Is there anything you can tell me about my great grandmother? Can you at >least tell me where to start looking? My father's gone now (he died in >1986) and I am trying to piece together the details of his (and our) history. > >Thank you for your time. >Linda Kanthack >(daughter of Edward J Kanthack, granddaughter of Goldie Kanthack -nee >O'Donahue -unsure of the spelling, and great granddaughter of Sophie. I >have no idea what my great grandfather's name was.) > >